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psychomancy

American  
[sahy-koh-man-see] / ˈsaɪ koʊˌmæn si /

noun

  1. occult communication between souls or with spirits.


Etymology

Origin of psychomancy

First recorded in 1645–55; psycho- + -mancy

Example Sentences

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Well, then, strictly in the interest of psychomancy, I will confide that she had found some traces of a model that I used to paint my Madonnas from, before we were married, in that picture.

From Questionable Shapes by William Dean Howells

This was the only occasion when he treated their peculiar psychomancy boastfully, and the only occasion when I felt a distinct misgiving of his sincerity.

From Questionable Shapes by William Dean Howells

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